Mystery: Lucky

Evelin opened her mouth in surprise and asked, "Isn't that lying to children?"

"Yeah," Alice shrugged, "it's more of a trick to make children happy than asking for good wishes."

"Maybe it had that effect in the beginning?" Evelin guessed, "Well, I'll go back and ask my mother what you're talking about... uh..."

"'Dumplings'." Alice reminded thoughtfully.

Evelin nodded and said, "Yes, I'll go back and ask mom if she's heard of that 'jiaozi'."

After thinking for a while, Evelin added:

"Even if you haven't heard of it, you should be able to find a way to reproduce it... Well, you just need to make the stuffing and skin, and then wrap the stuffing into the skin. It sounds very simple!"

"That's right," Alice nodded, "Anyway, when cooking, you just need to put it in boiling water and cook it. It's not complicated at all!"

Evelyn nodded seriously and went home with her trust in Mrs. Greenland's cooking skills.

…

A place abandoned by God.

As the lightning gradually subsided, the exploration team of Silver City finally entered the darkness.

The animal skin lantern emits a faint light, sheltering the entire exploration team to prevent anyone from falling into danger in the darkness.

After a journey that was not long but not short, and there were sporadic battles along the way, they finally reached their destination.

After they took a short rest at the camp and adjusted their condition, they were about to officially start exploring.

Standing outside the ruins of the target, with the help of the weak but tenacious light of the animal skin lantern, Derrick saw the almost completely collapsed city wall and the dilapidated streets without even a single weed.

On both sides of the street, most of the houses collapsed, with only a few still barely holding on, but the surfaces were all covered with mottled marks, which were the dust left by time.

The buildings here are different from the spire building structures in Silver City. They are also coated with blue and white as the main tone, but at this moment, these are all gray and their original appearance cannot be seen.

Derrick stood where he was, imagining the past of this city.

This city must have gone through a long time. In the past, there must have been many residents here, and they developed their own civilization in the dark ages.

The humans here will take magic potions, repair buildings, and defend the city walls just like the people in Silver City.

At the same time, they will also form a team of five, six or more to explore outside, hunt monsters, and find resources necessary for survival.

They may celebrate in a short period of stability, sacrifice to the gods, get answers to their desires, give birth to the next generation, and keep hope alive.

However, they received no response in the end and were hopelessly lost in the darkness, losing all their voices and leaving only a ruin.

Here are the ruins of a city and also the tomb of civilization.

"Demon Hunter" Colin looked around, his face a little solemn.

This ruin seemed to reveal some disturbing hints, and he couldn't help but worry - would Silver City also become such a ruin in the future?

However, as the chief of the "Six-member Council", as a leader, and as the leader of this exploration, he cannot be the first to give up hope.

Colin Iliad suppressed all his emotions, pointed forward and said:

“Other places have been cleared.

"That temple is in the center of the city."

His voice was calm and collected as usual, and there was nothing unusual on his face.

The exploration team spread out in an orderly manner and began searching with full vigilance.

After passing through ruins that had been destroyed for an unknown period of time, and walking through streets that were so quiet that it made people manic, a wide and high platform made purely by man-made material appeared in front of them.

On the high platform, there is a half-collapsed building. It is very similar to the temple in Silver City. Both stone pillars support the dome and arches create the door.

The style is completely different from the other buildings here. It is indeed the "Fallen Creator" who later converted... As soon as Derrick had this thought, the four lanterns in the team went out at the same time.

Pure darkness instantly enveloped the entire exploration team. There was no lightning in the sky, no candlelight on the ground, and even the sound of breathing seemed to disappear.

Derrick's body tensed up instantly, and he felt as if some monster in the darkness stuck out its tongue and tentatively licked his scalp, but his inspiration told him that nothing real appeared.

He should have radiated light immediately, but at this moment, a childish, helpless, scared and dry voice suddenly sounded in his ears:

"Help me...save me..."

It was a child's cry for help.

Derrick was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do, but in an instant, a little shimmering dust appeared in front of his eyes.

The dust exploded one after another, igniting wisps of silvery light, illuminating the surrounding area.

Colin stared at Derrick and said in a low voice, "What are you thinking about?"

Derrick suddenly woke up and shamefully clasped his hands in front of his mouth and nose as if praying.

A stream of bright and clear light immediately emitted from his body, causing the surrounding darkness to recede silently.

The other team members took the time to light the candles again.

Fortunately, because Colin responded promptly, no team members were missing this time, and there were no new members.

Colin withdrew his gaze from Derrick, looked at the half-collapsed temple on the high platform, and said solemnly: "From now on, there can be no negligence, and the alertness is raised to the highest level."

…

After arriving at the altar without any danger, Derrick and Joshua, another member of the exploration team, followed the instructions of "The Demon Hunter" Colin and walked around behind the altar.

As the darkness was gradually dispersed by light, they saw a black shadow curled up behind the altar.

They took two more steps forward, and the dark shadow protagonist took on its original appearance.

He was a child of seven or eight years old, with smooth yellow hair.

He closed his eyes, seeming a little uncomfortable with the light, and shouted excitedly:

"Help me...save me..."

Derrick's pupils shrank, thinking of the cry for help he heard in the pure darkness before, and he subconsciously raised the "Hurricane Ax".

At this time, "Demon Hunter" Colin, who had come next to them, took a step forward and asked in a solemn tone: "Who are you?"

The child stopped asking for help and said in a flashback: "My name is Jack..."

…

Derrick stood outside the city wall again, observing the appearance of the city wall with the faint light of the animal skin lantern, and imagining the past of this city.

"The Demon Hunter" Colin Iliad looked around, pointed forward with a solemn expression and said:

“Other places have been cleared.

"That temple is in the center of the city."

A new round of exploration begins again.